Catskills farmer training group will meet

WALTON, N.Y. -- The Catskills Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training group will meet with the participants of the EcoPracticum Program at 7 p.m., May 30, at the Channery Hill Farm in Callicoon Center.

The Catskills Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training is an educational networking group for beginning and mentoring farmers. Gardeners, farm interns, employees and operators are welcome at the event.

EcoPracticum is a summer environmental education action program that attracts college-aged students to the Catskills to farm, meet with environmental experts and engage with the region's issues. For more details, visit www.catskillscraft.org. Contact Eleanor Blakeslee-Drain at info@catskillscraft.org or at (607) 267-0184 for more information about the May 30 event, including transportation.